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penstock that connects to Powerhouse 

No. 2; (6) an 83-foot-long, 26-foot-wide, 

13-foot-high reinforced concrete 

Powerhouse No. 1 containing two 

horizontal Francis turbine-generator 

units with a combined generating 

capacity of 1,950 kilowatts (kW); (7) a 

36-foot-long, 36-foot-wide, 25-foot-high 

reinforced concrete Powerhouse No. 2 

containing two vertical Francis turbinegenerator units with a combined 

generating capacity of 5,500 kW; (8) two 

tailrace channels discharging to the 

Teton River from Powerhouses No. 1 

and No. 2; (9) a 1,500-foot-long, 4.16 

kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line 

connecting Powerhouse No. 1 to a 

transformer located next to Powerhouse 

No. 2; (10) a 2,000-foot-long, 24.9 kV 

overhead transmission line leading from 

the transformer to the interconnection 

point; and (11) appurtenant facilities. 

The project operates in run-of-river 

mode and generates an average of 

33,100 megawatt-hours per year. A 

continuous minimum flow is released 

below the dam according to the 

following schedule: 20 cubic feet per 

second (cfs) from July 1 to March 14 and 

50 cfs from March 15 to June 30. 

Fall River proposes to remove 42 

acres of land from the current project 

boundary. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review via the internet 

through the Commission’s Home Page 

(http://www.ferc.gov), using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, excluding the last three digits 

in the docket number field, to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 

502–8659. 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.

aspx to be notified via email of new 

filings and issuances related to this or 

other pending projects. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members, and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202)502–6595, or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

n. Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

When the application is ready for 

environmental analysis, the 

Commission will issue a public notice 

requesting comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, or prescriptions. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments—January 2024 

Comments on Scoping Document 1 

Due—February 2024 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if 

necessary)—March 2024 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—April 2024 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26645 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14861–002] 

FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Tribal 

Consultation Meeting 

a. Project Name and Number: 

Goldendale Energy Storage Project No. 

14861–002. 

b. Applicant: FFP Project 101, LLC. 

c. Date and Time of Meeting: 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:00 

a.m. Pacific Standard Time. 

d. Meeting Location: Nixya ́awii 

Governance Center (conference room 

L101A), 46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, 

Oregon. 

e. FERC Contact: Michael Tust, (202) 

502–6522, michael.tust@ferc.gov. 

f. Purpose of Meeting: Commission 

staff will hold a meeting with 

representatives from the Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation (Umatilla Tribes) to discuss 

the Umatilla Tribes’ concerns regarding 

the proposed Goldendale Energy Storage 

Project. 

g. Intervenors in the referenced 

proceeding may attend the meeting; 

however, participation will be limited to 

representatives of the Umatilla Tribes 

and Commission staff. If Umatilla Tribal 

representatives decide to disclose 

information about a specific location 

which could create a risk or harm to an 

archaeological site or Native American 

cultural resource, attendees other than 

Tribal representatives and Commission 

staff will be excused for that portion of 

the meeting and can return to the 

meeting after such information is 

disclosed. A summary of the meeting 

will be placed in the public record of 

this proceeding. As appropriate, the 

meeting summary will include both a 

public, redacted version that excludes 

any information about the specific 

location of the archeological site or 

Native American cultural resource and 

an unredacted privileged version. 

Intervenors planning to attend the 

meeting should notify Michael Tust at 

(202) 502–6522 or michael.tust@ferc.gov 

by Friday, December 8, 2023. 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26647 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rate. 

SUMMARY: Southwestern Power 

Administration (Southwestern) 

proposes to revise the existing Sam 

Rayburn Dam Rate Schedule to increase 

annual revenues by approximately 

21.10% from $4,563,792 to $5,526,588 

effective May 1, 2024, through 

September 30, 2028. Interested persons 

may review the proposed rate and 

supporting studies on Southwestern’s 

website, request to participate in a 


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1 In compliance with the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

4321–4347; the Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing 

Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021). 

public forum, and submit comments. 

Southwestern will evaluate all 

comments received in this process. 

DATES: A consultation and comment 

period will begin December 5, 2023 and 

end March 4, 2024. Written comments 

are due on or before March 4, 2024. If 

requested, a public information and 

comment forum (Forum) will be held on 

January 17, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. to no later 

than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time 

(CST). The Forum will be conducted via 

Microsoft Teams. Persons desiring to 

attend the Forum should notify 

Southwestern by January 10, 2024, at 

11:59 p.m. CST, so that a list of Forum 

participants can be prepared. Persons 

desiring to speak at the Forum should 

specify this in their notification to 

Southwestern; others may speak if time 

permits. If Southwestern does not 

receive a request for a Forum, the Forum 

will not be held. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Fritha Ohlson, Senior 

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 

Office of Corporate Operations, 

Southwestern Power Administration, 

U.S. Department of Energy, One West 

Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 or 

emailed to swparates@swpa.gov. The 

Forum for the increase in annual 

revenue for Sam Rayburn Dam will be 

by Microsoft Teams. Please register your 

intent to attend, including name, 

address, phone number, and email 

address, with Southwestern’s Division 

of Resources and Rates, swparates@

swpa.gov, to receive updates on the 

meeting status of the Forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Corker, Director, Division of 

Resources and Rates, Southwestern 

Power Administration, U.S. Department 

of Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6682, 

ashley.corker@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 17, 2015, in Rate Order No. 

SWPA–69, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy placed into effect the current 

Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule (SRD– 

15) on an interim basis for the period 

January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2019. 

FERC confirmed and approved SRD–15 

on a final basis on June 30, 2016 for a 

period ending September 30, 2019. On 

September 22, 2019, in Rate Order No. 

SWPA–75, the Assistant Secretary for 

Electricity extended SRD–15 for two 

years, for the period of October 1, 2019 

through September 30, 2021. On August 

30, 2021, in Rate Order No. SWPA–78, 

the Administrator, Southwestern, 

extended SRD–15 for two years, for the 

period of October 1, 2021 through 

September 30, 2023. On September 20, 

2023, the Administrator, Southwestern, 

extended SRD–15 on a temporary basis 

through September 30, 2024, unless 

superseded. 

Guidelines for preparation of power 

repayment studies are included in DOE 

Order No. RA 6120.2 entitled Power 

Marketing Administration Financial 

Reporting. Following these guidelines, 

Southwestern prepared a 2023 Current 

Power Repayment Study using the 

existing Sam Rayburn Dam Rate 

Schedule. This study indicates that 

Southwestern’s legal requirement to 

repay the investment in the power 

generating facility for power and energy 

marketed by Southwestern will not be 

met without an increase in revenues. 

The need for increased revenues is 

primarily due to increased operations 

and maintenance costs and increased 

cost associated with investments and 

replacements in the Corps hydroelectric 

generating facility. Southwestern 

prepared a 2023 Revised Power 

Repayment Study to address the 

revenue shortfall and inform 

development of the proposed rate 

schedule. The 2023 Revised Power 

Repayment Study indicates that the 

proposed Rate Schedule will increase 

annual revenues approximately 21.10% 

from $4,563,792 to $5,526,588 and be 

effective from May 1, 2024, through 

September 30, 2028. 

Southwestern will continue to 

perform its Power Repayment Studies 

annually, and if the results of any future 

Power Repayment Studies indicate the 

need for a change in revenues, 

Southwestern will proceed with 

appropriate action at that time. 

Public Participation 

Procedures for public participation in 

power and transmission rate 

adjustments of the Power Marketing 

Administrations are found at title 10, 

part 903, subpart A of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 903). 

The proposed action is a major rate 

adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 

903.2(d). In accordance with 10 CFR 

903.14, the public consultation and 

comment period is 90 days. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(a) and 

903.16(a), Southwestern will hold a 

Forum for this proposed rate adjustment 

if requested. Southwestern will review 

and consider all timely public 

comments at the conclusion of the 

consultation and comment period and 

adjust the proposal as appropriate. The 

Sam Rayburn Dam Rate Schedule will 

then be approved on an interim basis. 

Legal Authority 

By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL– 

RATES–2016, effective November 19, 

2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: 

(1) the authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Southwestern’s 

Administrator; (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, or to remand 

or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By 

Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023, 

effective April 10, 2023, the Secretary of 

Energy also delegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Under Secretary for Infrastructure. By 

Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– 

SWPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, 

the Under Secretary for Infrastructure 

redelegated the authority to confirm, 

approve, and place such rates into effect 

on an interim basis to the 

Administrator, Southwestern. 

Availability of Information 

The 2023 Sam Rayburn Dam Power 

Repayment Studies and the proposed 

Sam Rayburn Dam Rate Schedule are 

available on Southwestern’s website at: 

https://www.energy.gov/swpa/rateschedule-actions. At the conclusion of 

the consultation and comment period, 

Southwestern will post all comments 

received at the same website location. If 

a Forum is held, the transcript of the 

Forum and any other documents 

introduced during the Forum will also 

be made available on Southwestern’s 

website. 

Environmental Impact 

Southwestern is in the process of 

determining whether an environmental 

assessment or an environmental impact 

statement should be prepared or if this 

action can be categorically excluded 

from those requirements.1

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Southwestern has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on November 28, 

2023, by Mike Wech, Administrator for 

Southwestern Power Administration, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document, 

with the original signature and date, is 


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maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

DOE. This administrative process in no 

way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 

30, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26629 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–11580– 

01–OCSPP] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Chemical Abstracts 

Service (CAS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor Chemical Abstracts Service 

(CAS) (a Division of the American 

Chemical Society) of Columbus, OH to 

access information which has been 

submitted to EPA under all Sections of 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA). Some of the information may be 

claimed or determined to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

will occur no sooner than December 12, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Colby Lintner or Adam Schwoerer, 

Program Management and Operations 

Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8182; 

email address: lintner.colby@epa.gov or 

(202) 564–4767; schwoerer.adam@

epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process, or distribute industrial 

chemicals. Because other entities may 

also be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004, is available 

at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. For the latest 

status information on EPA/DC services 

and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under contract number 

68HERC24C0037, contractor CAS 

located at 2540 Olentangy River RD, 

P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH 43210– 

0012 will provide technical support in 

the area of chemical identification, 

chemical characterization, and chemical 

nomenclature for new chemical review 

and for the updating and maintenance 

of the Inventory. In accordance with 40 

CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that 

under EPA contract number 

68HERC24C0037, CAS will require 

access to CBI submitted under all 

Sections of TSCA to perform 

successfully the duties specified under 

the contract. CAS personnel will be 

given access to information claimed or 

determined to be CBI information 

submitted to EPA under all sections of 

TSCA. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

Sections of TSCA that EPA will provide 

CAS access to these CBI materials on a 

need-to-know basis only. All access to 

TSCA CBI under this contract will take 

place at EPA Headquarters and CAS, 

site located at 2540 Olentangy River Rd., 

Columbus, Ohio in accordance with 

EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual and 

the Rules of Behavior for Virtual 

Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, 

including TSCA CBI. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until October 31, 2028. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

CAS’ personnel will be required to 

sign nondisclosure agreements and will 

be briefed on specific security 

procedures for TSCA CBI. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Pamela Myrick, 

Director, Project Management and Operations 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26575 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0098; FRL–10582– 

07–OCSPP] 

Certain New Chemicals or Significant 

New Uses; Statements of Findings for 

October 2023 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in 

the Federal Register a statement of its 

findings after its review of certain TSCA 

submissions when EPA makes a finding 

that a new chemical substance or 

significant new use is not likely to 

present an unreasonable risk of injury to 

health or the environment. Such 

statements apply to premanufacture 

notices (PMNs), microbial commercial 

activity notices (MCANs), and 

significant new use notices (SNUNs) 

submitted to EPA under TSCA. This 

document presents statements of 

findings made by EPA on such 

submissions during the period from 

October 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0098, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in-person at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 


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